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Scientists combing the Rockies this summer for more evidence of 505-million-year-old fossils nearly missed their eureka moment.

It was a hot day in August seven years ago. I had just located the end of the Sturgeon River, and stood on its banks as it cut through a verdant, emerald valley. All was quiet and at peace. Suddenly, a shot rang out.

They came, they sniffed, they rolled over – or so it seemed Monday when council considered a new on-leash bylaw for dogs and decided to refer the entire doggie bag to city manager Patrick Draper for more study.

Kitchens appear to be on the cusp of a revolution where new brighter colours are taking over from traditional browns and where the sink – of all things – is becoming the sculptural centre of attention in the most utilitarian of ways.

Elmer S. Gish students were blowing their lungs out this week to try and set a new world record for science. About 60 Grade 2, 3 and 9 students and teachers took part in a nationwide attempt to set a Guinness World Record on Friday.

St. Albert's economic development report carries high expectations for the city's future non-residential development.

A Bellerose graduate is going to college for free this fall thanks to a big scholarship. Emily Moloney, a former St.

St. Albert will welcome another fitness centre, not greet it as competition, said Servus Credit Union Place fitness and wellness coordinator Bryce McLeod this Thursday.

It all started with a kid and a knot, says Jaro Malanowski. Malanowski, president of St. Albert’s Avatar Media, says he was up in the Yukon as a young man trying to learn how to tie a knot.

Plans for a regional retail centre in Riel Business Park are up in the air after development company Hopewell Developments Corp. abandoned plans for the site. The company is selling its 54.